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A rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
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Investors are convinced electric vehicles are the future of personal and commercial transportation. That belief is impacting sectors outside of the car business as much as it is affecting car stocks.
Lithium mining is one of those sectors. EVs need lithium for lithium-ion batteries that make the cars go. Two stocks are on the move Friday, adding to recent gains, after a new bullish take from Citigroup.
Analyst P.J. Juvekar upgraded
SQM
(ticker: SQM) and
Albemarle
(ALB) stock to Buy from Hold. His price target for SQM stock goes to $62 from $55. Juvekar’s price target for Albemarle stock goes to $184 from $176.
“We are turning more bullish on lithium due to: EV momentum in China and Europe, the dissipation of excess lithium inventory, and announcements by OEMs like GM to go all-electric by 2035,” writes the analyst